Dallas Mavericks Rumors & News

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki isn’t exactly an eternal optimist. He deals in reality. So why is he smiling about the Mavericks’ chances in free agency this summer? Why does he think the Lakers’ Dwight Howard and/or the Clippers’ Chris Paul are realistic possibilities to join him in Dallas for his twilight..." May 18

Dallas Morning News "Kevin Durant’s season ended early in large part because he got the Dirk Nowitzki treatment. And he didn’t have enough help around him to compensate. When Russell Westbrook injured his knee in the first round against Houston, it meant Durant was destined for major multi-player coverages on..." May 18

ESPN Dallas "The buzz coming out of Minnesota is that O.J. Mayo could be a prime summer target for new Timberwolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders. The Mavs would like to keep Mayo, but all indications are that they won’t be dragged into any bidding wars for him. Mark Cuban is likely..." May 12

Dallas Morning News "NBA analyst Tim Legler recently joined NBA Tonight on ESPN to discuss the Dallas Mavericks' offseason plans. Here are some highlights: On what the Mavs can do this offseason to regain their role as a contender: “I think it’s going to be difficult for them particularly with Dirk Nowitzki getting..." May 06

CBSDFW "Not long ago, Kaleb Canales was a University of Texas-Arlington Mav. Now he’s a Dallas Mav. The Dallas Mavericks have announced that veteran assistant Jim O’Brien is retiring from the NBA and is being replaced by Canales, 34, and a native of Laredo, Texas. “On April 16, Jim O’Brien informed..." May 05

CBSSports.com "The founder and managing director of the National Basketball Players Association's former financial firm has been charged with attempting to defraud the union of $3 million by forging the signature of a dead man, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Joseph Lombardo, 72, the founder and director..." April 26

Dallas Morning News "As the Mavericks season ends and Mark Cuban has nothing to do in terms of basketball but think about free agency and who he is going to draft, the availability of one noteworthy name may be out the window. Cuban said last week he would consider drafting former Baylor women’s basketball player..." April 23

Dallas Morning News "On if the Mavs’ goal is to make Dirk Nowitzki their second best player: “It’s definitely a goal. I think it’s a great goal for any team to have a new best player and have their present best player become their second best player. That’s something logical. I think any team would want to have that..." April 22

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "If Darren Collison winds up signing a free agent contract with the Dallas Mavericks this summer, he's not ruling out the possibility that he'll agree to be the team's backup point guard again. "I’m not going to say no, mainly because I definitely experienced it and I’m capable of playing off..." April 20

NBA.com "Coming out of their first-round playoff series sweep in 2012 at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder, it was clear to the Dallas Mavericks’ front office that the team had to address two areas of need during the offseason. After falling to the eventual Western Conference champions in four..." April 20

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki said he had an MRI on his left knee Thursday. He said the knee hasn’t given him any difficulties, but given that he had to have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in October, he wants to make sure the left one is sound. Nowitzki said he won’t know the results of that MRI until..." April 19

Dallas Morning News "With free agency looming, center Elton Brand would like to return to the Dallas Mavericks for a second season. And he hopes to help make amends for the disappointing non-playoff 41-41 record the Mavs put on the boards this season. "Free agent-wise, of course I'd like to be back,'' Brand said..." April 19

Dallas Morning News "Chris Kaman is another of nine Mavericks in the final year of their contracts, or entering an option year. Kaman declined to make himself available to the media after Thursday’s exit meetings, which could be an indication that his meeting didn’t go well. Kaman is scheduled to become a free..." April 19

Dallas Morning News "Coach Rick Carlisle and the Mavericks vowed to do everything possible to win tonight’s game over New Orleans in order to finish .500. That’s good and well, owner Mark Cuban said before the game, but it won’t change the reality that Dallas failed to make the playoffs for the first time in 13..." April 18

Dallas Morning News "O.J. Mayo says he has decided to exercise his option to become a free agent this summer, with a goal of working out a longterm deal with Mavs. Mayo says he reached that decision after meeting today with Rick Carlisle and Donnie Nelson. He says they told him they want him back. Mayo signed a..." April 18

Dallas Morning News "Darren Collison may not be back for a second year in Dallas after twice losing the starting job at point guard on a team that couldn’t extend a 12-season playoff streak. He at least left owner Mark Cuban and coach Rick Carlisle with something to ponder. Collison scored 25 points, Dirk..." April 18

Yahoo! Sports "Brazilian 7-footer Lucas Nogueira, a serious candidate to be a first-round draft pick, has decided to enter the NBA draft, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Nogueira, 20, possesses a 7-foot-6 wingspan and has been an intriguing prospect to NBA executives for several years. The center initially..." April 17

Dallas Morning News "Apologies to Vince Carter. Once again, 36-year-old Carter was a pleasure to watch Monday night. In the season’s next-to-last game, with little on the line, Carter played with youthful zeal and in the process passed another legend on the NBA’s career scoring list. Carter passed Clyde Drexler for..." April 16

Dallas Morning News "During his five seasons as Mavericks coach, the only other time Rick Carlisle publically criticized a player nearly as harshly as he did O.J. Mayo on Monday was when he went on his radio show last season and questioned Lamar Odom’s effort. Monday was worse. Since Mayo left the locker room..." April 16

ESPN.com "Rick Carlisle bolted a couple of steps onto the court, right in the path of O.J. Mayo dribbling up the sideline, to frantically call a timeout midway through the fourth quarter. After the referee blew the whistle, Carlisle shot a disgusted stare toward Mayo. The Dallas Mavericks coach appeared..." April 16

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki had two reasons to celebrate Sunday night. The first was reaching 25,000 career points in the first half. The second was shaving. Within moments after Dallas’ 107-89 victory over New Orleans on Sunday night, Nowitzki made a beeline to the locker room to shave that awful mess that..." April 15

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "It took a few seconds for owner Mark Cuban to compare the Dallas Mavericks not qualifying for the playoffs to any of his other business ventures. “I guess it’s like a business going out of business, and I haven’t had many of those,” Cuban said. “Not a good feeling.” And not a feeling Cuban..." April 14

Dallas Morning News "On a jumper with 6:44 remaining in the second quarter Sunday, Dirk Nowitzki scored his 10th and 11th points of the game — and, more importantly, the 25,000th and 25,001th points of his illustrious Mavericks career. Nowitzki became the 17th player in NBA history to reach the 25,000-point..." April 14

Dallas Morning News "Assessing blame starts early for lottery-bound teams, and the Mavericks are no different. As you might suspect, owner Mark Cuban is ready to accept fault. Plus, he’s ready to zero in on one of the main things he and president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson must fix in the off-season:..." April 13

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Although the Dallas Mavericks were eliminated from the playoffs Wednesday for the first time since the 1999-2000 season, forward Dirk Nowitzki isn’t ready for the off-season. The 11-time All-Star knows the Mavs still have four games remaining. So, reflecting on what went wrong this season will..." April 12

Dallas Morning News "The Mavericks’ season ends when the regular season ends for the first time since 2000. Chances are this will happen with greater frequency for the next decade than it did for the last. They should hang another banner in American Airlines Center. A franchise that makes 12 straight trips to the..." April 11

Arizona Republic "The Dallas Mavericks wanted a close shave, but the Suns denied them, putting together their most complete effort since the last time they won on the road six weeks ago. The Suns’ imperfect 10s — a 10-game losing streak and a 10 consecutive losses in Dallas — were halted on the rare night that..." April 11

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki doesn’t want it to end like this. Slugging it out for the eighth seed — or more likely missing the playoffs — is bad enough once. Or twice. In the autumn of his NBA career, he wants more. And while he has no problem putting pressure on ownership to find some high-quality..." April 09

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "The idea of the Dallas Mavericks shaving their beards once they reach the .500 mark is a story that recently made the national circuit. But as far as Dirk Nowitzki is concerned, he wants the Mavs to focus on something much more tangible than simply ridding themselves of some wild-looking facial..." April 09

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki is a creature of habit. For a dozen seasons, he did things the same way. He worked out in the summer at the same times and usually played his best basketball when the stakes grew late in seasons and in the playoffs. Then the lockout happened last season, and the first knee..." April 08

ESPN.com "Dirk Nowitzki did not play in the fourth quarter of the Mavericks’ win over Portland due to a foot injury. “At this point, it’s not considered serious,” coach Rick Carlisle told reporters. “But you don’t mess around with something like that.” Nowitzki scored only six points – his fewest..." April 08

USA Today "There is no bitter expression hidden underneath Dirk Nowitzki's mangy beard. No covert biting of the tongue, either. The Dallas Mavericks star may have been critical of his owner's approach in the past, back when the wounds of Mark Cuban's cold and calculated roster-building ways were still..." April 08

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki has twisted and sprained his ankles dozens of times. But what happened Sunday night in Portland was different. He said he came down funny after jumping for a rebound in the second quarter. The ankle stiffened up at halftime, when he had it re-taped. He was ineffective in the third..." April 08

Dallas Morning News "Vince Carter became the 15th player in NBA history to reach 22,000 points, 5,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists with the second of his eight assists against the Kings. “It’s a shock,” he said. “I’m first and foremost excited about the win. To do that while getting the win is a great feeling.”" April 07

Dallas Morning News "Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle joined Galloway and Company on KESN-FM 103.3. Here are some highlights. On if he believes the Mavs can still make the playoffs: “Yeah. Listen, our veteran guys want to win. I think we owe it to them and we owe it to our fans and we owe it to ourselves to do..." April 07

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "It was about a month ago when Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle told Darren Collison he was going to bring him off the bench instead of keeping him as his starting point guard. The news was not what Collison wanted to hear. “I think everybody knows how I took it,” Collison said. “If..." April 07

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "After a very emotional loss Thursday night in Denver that crippled their playoff chances, the Dallas Mavericks hopped back on the NBA roller coaster the next day and walked away with some palatable results. Shawn Marion collected 25 points and 12 rebounds, and the Mavs pumped up their offense..." April 06

Dallas Morning News "Mavericks at Sacramento Kings 9 p.m. today; FSSW; KESN-FM (103.3), KFLC-AM (1270 in Spanish). Scouting the Mavericks Is it possible this will be their last trip ever to Sacramento? The potential move of the Kings to Seattle remains a hotly contested battle between the two cities. … The..." April 05

Dallas Morning News "The Denver Nuggets shot 39.3 percent Thursday night. The Mavericks committed just 10 turnovers. They got more than half of their points, 48, from their bench. And yet, the Mavericks couldn’t find a way to win at the Pepsi Center, which is a common problem this season for everybody in the..." April 05

Dallas Morning News "Elton Brand made it clear before Thursday’s game against Denver that he has no intentions of shutting himself down for the season because of a sore right calf. Brand missed the Denver game because of the injury that has gotten worse over the last few days. He initially felt the discomfort last..." April 05

Denver Post "This. One's. For. Gallo. With Danilo Gallinari out of the game because of a knee injury -- a source close to the situation said Gallo thinks it's an ACL tear -- Nuggets teammate Andre Iguodala made a stupendous drive from the right wing. Dre hit the left-handed layup, with 2.8 seconds left,..." April 05

Dallas Morning News "Mark Cuban was talking about NBA prospects and a young Asian guard in particular. He gave his stock answer. “If he’s good, we’re looking at him,” Cuban said. “I don’t care if the guy is fromUpper Slobovia. If he can play, we’ll take them. If Brittney Griner can play, we’ll take her with our..." April 03

Dallas Morning News "The Mavericks finished with a modest 17-13 record against the Eastern Conference. That .566 winning percentage is slightly better than the .555 success rate they had against the East in the lockout-shortened season last year, going 10-8. That was their worst season against the East since..." April 02

Dallas Morning News "There have been a lot of outsiders suggesting this season has been one of Carlisle’s best coaching jobs. He doesn’t want to hear any of that talk. “Anybody talking about my coaching job has got to find better things to do,” he said. “There’s a lot more important things in the world. I’m 100..." April 02

ESPN Dallas "A combination of Bikram yoga, early morning track workouts and the copious amounts of drilling in the gym with longtime NBA guard John Lucas has helped keep the Mavericks' Mike James far fitter than most 37-year-olds. And playing his way into the starting lineup for a team in a full-fledged..." April 02

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki is proof that greatness loves a challenge. Any challenge, as it turns out. “If we were playing for the 12th seed, it probably would be different,” Nowitzki said. “But this way, there’s still something to play for. Obviously, it’s fun to play for something.” Playing for..." April 01

Dallas Morning News "Take one look at 1-for-13 shooting from the field, and it’s easy to write off O.J. Mayo’s showing against Chicago on Saturday as one of his bleakest of the season. But nobody in the Mavericks’ locker room saw it that way. Mayo clearly was bothered by the thick shoulder harness he wore to..." March 31